Who invented the system if latitude and longitude we use for determining our position on the planet?
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Congratulations to Sandra Mueller, Clearwater FL, who correctly answered last week’s question. “According to NOAA, since record keeping began in 1851 my home state of Florida has been hit by 14 hurricanes of Cat 4 or 5, including Ian this year. Let’s hope it never happens again!”